Rise of the Lykins
Charting Unseen Paths, Capturing Untold Stories.
My Books
As a historian documenting the vanishing built heritage of the American South, I research and photograph the abandoned structures and forgotten communities that still mark Mississippi’s landscape. My books offer carefully researched accounts of these places—preserving their architectural character, their human histories, and the quiet evidence of change they contain. This work includes my four-volume series on Abandoned Mississippi: the South, West, and East volumes are already in print, with the North volume scheduled for release this August.
Abandoned North Mississippi
Available March 15th at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Octavia. Or anywhere you buy books.
Abandoned North Mississippi is the fourth and final installment in the Abandoned Mississippi series by Jason Lykins, bringing his statewide exploration to a powerful close. In this volume, Lykins turns his attention to the northern reaches of Mississippi, documenting abandoned churches, forgotten schools, and silent industrial sites that once served as the backbone of their communities. Having lived up and down the eastern seaboard and in Canada, where much of his family still resides, Mississippi has been home since the late 1980s. That perspective gives the work both an outsider’s sense of discovery and a resident’s appreciation for the state’s deep, often overlooked past.
Krewe du Exploration
Available July 1st only at Amazon.
Six regular people who love history and forgotten places set out to explore the abandoned corners of Mississippi and Louisiana. Together they ventured into a decaying sugar mill deep in the bayou, a massive riverside power plant, a towering empty skyscraper, and an old prison tied to Jimmy Hoffa legends. These are their true stories—of rusting machinery, secret letters, close calls, and the quiet moments when the past feels close enough to touch. If you’ve ever wondered what lies behind locked gates and boarded windows, this book will take you there.
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